Feb 26, 2007

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241

RELEASE: 07-52

NASA AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTNER FOR AERONAUTICAL TESTING

WASHINGTON - NASA and the Department of Defense recently signed an agreement to develop an integrated national strategy for managing their respective aeronautical test facilities NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth Krieg signed the National Partnership for Aeronautical Testing (NPAT) agreement

The agreement expands the dialogue beyond the test and evaluation communities to include industry, academia and the science and technology interests from both agencies Aeronautical test facilities are used for testing vehicles (e g , aircraft, missiles or space vehicles) or for related scientific and engineering studies They include wind tunnels, propulsion test facilities, simulation facilities and open-air ranges

The agreement also established an NPAT council responsible for the development of projects that streamline and economize the management of aeronautical test facilities It is co-chaired by Lisa Porter, associate administrator of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, and John Foulkes, director of the Department of Defense's Test Resource Management Center

The partnership is one element of both agencies' response to the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy President Bush signed in December 2006

For more information about NASA's aeronautics program, visit:

http://www aeronautics nasa gov http://www nasa gov

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